The Amtrak line ran its first 110 mph service on Monday, up from 90 mph previously, which would make the one-way trip less than five hours long. The trip is now a full 30 minutes quicker than when the service ran at 79 mph when the project began in 2010.
CHICAGO (Capitol News Illinois) - A trip from St. Louis to Chicago via Amtrak's Lincoln Service will be about 15 minutes quicker starting this week du.
The faster speed doesn’t meet the federal definition of high-speed rail – 125 mph – but the new Lincoln Service is faster than most other Amtrak trains.
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